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Destiny 161: Tucker vs Machado PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davidson comes to the cage accompanied by August Burns Red - Meridian. Leeroy has chosen Boondocks Theme Song as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dustin Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 33 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Leeroy!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Davidson blocks the leg kick.
Davidson blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Davidson misses the target.
Leeroy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leeroy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leeroy misses with a hook to the body
and Davidson counters with a nice uppercut.
Davidson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Leeroy misses with a straight right.
Leeroy throws a leg kick
and Davidson counters with a one-two to the body.
Davidson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Leeroy's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davidson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Davidson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Leeroy is looking to control Davidson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leeroy avoid being mounted?
Leeroy is looking for a sweep. Davidson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Davidson trying to control the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Davidson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leeroy but Leeroy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Davidson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nice takedown defense from Leeroy. No joy for Davidson on that attempt.
Davidson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leeroy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Davidson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Leeroy won't be happy with that.
Davidson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leeroy is looking to reverse the position.
Davidson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Leeroy will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Davidson taking a breather here.
Leeroy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leeroy is being controlled here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Davidson landing strikes.
Davidson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leeroy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Davidson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Davidson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leeroy pinned against the cage. Leeroy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leeroy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Leeroy misses with a body punch
and Davidson counters with a crisp one two that drops Leeroy! Davidson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Leeroy to his feet! Leeroy is in big trouble!
Leeroy is rocked!
Leeroy throws a hook but Davidson blocks it.
Leeroy is still on wobbly legs! Can Davidson finish him?
Leeroy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Davidson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leeroy throws a sloppy body shot
and Davidson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Leeroy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Davidson lands a body shot.
Leeroy takes an elbow to the temple.
Davidson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Leeroy uses from the top position.
Davidson is controlling Leeroy's posture.
Davidson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davidson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Davidson won't allow Leeroy to sweep him here.
Davidson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Davidson controlling the position from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy seems to have recovered his senses.
Leeroy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Davidson's best efforts.
Davidson controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Leeroy is looking to improve his position.
Davidson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Davidson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Leeroy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leeroy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davidson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Leeroy lunges at Davidson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Davidson's hand.
Leeroy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leeroy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davidson fails with a takedown attempt.
Leeroy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Davidson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Davidson stopping the sweep attempt from Leeroy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davidson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dustin Davidson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Leeroy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Davidson.
Leeroy misses with a straight left.
Davidson blocks a low kick nicely.
Leeroy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Davidson moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davidson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leeroy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davidson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Leeroy is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy is trying to get back to full guard.
Davidson not doing much here.
Leeroy tries to roll over but Davidson keeps him under control.
Davidson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leeroy can do to turn this around?
Davidson is controlling the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bruce Leeroy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Davidson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Davidson lands strikes from half guard.
Well, if Davidson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Leeroy trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Bruce Leeroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dustin Davidson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dustin Davidson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davidson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Leeroy for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Leeroy wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Davidson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Leeroy has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Leeroy can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davidson is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dustin Davidson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davidson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dustin Davidson!
Dustin Davidson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Ballzonya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
26 - 25 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dmitry Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Ballzonya!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Volkov.
Volkov blocks a jab.
Volkov ducks under a wild hook from Ballzonya.
Volkov throws a body punch but Ballzonya moves out of range.
Ballzonya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballzonya was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
Volkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ballzonya connects with a single shot there.
Volkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Ballzonya.
Ballzonya's jab looks to have found its range, popping Volkov under the eye.
Volkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov cracks Ballzonya with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ballzonya scores with a jab to the body.
Ballzonya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ballzonya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Volkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballzonya is just out of range.
Ballzonya takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ballzonya blocks a jab.
Ballzonya is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ballzonya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ballzonya keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It seemed like Ballzonya was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ballzonya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donk. Volkov catches Ballzonya right on the button with a cross.
Volkov misses with a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Ballzonya's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ballzonya misses with a right hand
and Volkov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ballzonya thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya misses with a low kick.
Volkov throws an overhand right that lands on Ballzonya's shoulder, as Ballzonya tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ballzonya misses with a straight right.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Ballzonya.
Volkov misses with a shot to the body
and Ballzonya makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A lazy left from Ballzonya finds it's target.
Ballzonya misses the jab.
Ballzonya takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Volkov throws an overhand right that lands on Ballzonya's shoulder, as Ballzonya tries to avoid the shot.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Ballzonya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya lands the left hand.
Volkov misses with the combination.
Volkov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ballzonya connects with a right hand. Volkov shakes it off.
Ballzonya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ballzonya scores with a crisp jab that stopped Volkov in his tracks.
Volkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Volkov throws a sloppy body shot
and Ballzonya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Volkov connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Volkov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Volkov misses.
Volkov throws a leg kick but Ballzonya sees it coming and moves out of range.
Volkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Ballzonya.
Volkov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ballzonya throws a jab but it's blocked by Volkov.
Ballzonya avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Volkov tests Ballzonya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ballzonya keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ballzonya throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harry Ballzonya will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Volkov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ballzonya's calf.
Ballzonya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Volkov throws a jab when Ballzonya was well out of range.
Ballzonya avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Ballzonya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harry Ballzonya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Volkov tries to land a front kick but Ballzonya steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ballzonya misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Ballzonya catches Volkov right on the button with a cross.
Ballzonya displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ballzonya punishes Volkov's body with a nice straight punch.
Volkov throws a nice looking combination but Ballzonya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballzonya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Volkov throws out a loose jab but Ballzonya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballzonya is looking for the big counter here.
Ballzonya lunges at Volkov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Volkov's hand.
Ballzonya lands a jab to the nose.
Ballzonya swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Volkov.
Ballzonya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ballzonya keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ballzonya slips under a jab from Volkov.
A telegraphed right hand from Ballzonya misses the target.
Volkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballzonya is just out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ballzonya in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Volkov misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov cracks Ballzonya with a right hand to the side of the head.
Volkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ballzonya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ballzonya.
Volkov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ballzonya looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ballzonya connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
An inside leg kick lands from Ballzonya.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballzonya manages to avoid it.
Volkov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Volkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Volkov slips a jab from Ballzonya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A jab from Ballzonya misses.
Volkov swinging wildly here.
Volkov misses with a body shot.
Ballzonya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Volkov throws a sloppy head kick and Ballzonya moves out of range easily.
Ballzonya misses with a wild body shot.
Ballzonya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ballzonya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Volkov.
Volkov misses with a body shot
enabling Ballzonya to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Volkov misses.
Ballzonya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Volkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ballzonya.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballzonya manages to avoid it.
Ballzonya throws out a counter right but Volkov avoids it with no problem.
Volkov swings for the body but Ballzonya moves out of range.
Ballzonya avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Ballzonya misses with a hook. Volkov ducked under it nicely.
Ballzonya loads up on a big right hand but Volkov slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Volkov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ballzonya with a jab.
Ballzonya fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Ballzonya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Volkov misses with a body shot
letting Ballzonya counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Volkov.
And Volkov counters with a quick kick to the body but Ballzonya blocks it.
Volkov wants to land a leg kick but Ballzonya is out of range.
Ballzonya scores with a leg kick.
Ballzonya connects with a jab.
Volkov scores with a decent looking hook.
Ballzonya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Volkov throws a lazy uppercut
and Ballzonya counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Volkov.
A slow jab from Ballzonya misses its intended target.
Ballzonya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov swings for the body but Ballzonya moves out of range.
Volkov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ballzonya. Ballzonya obviously looking to wear him down.
Volkov throws a series of strikes that have Ballzonya backpedaling.
It looks like Harry Ballzonya has been cut.
Volkov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Volkov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ballzonya drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Volkov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ballzonya dips to his left and cracks Volkov with an uppercut!
Volkov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Volkov misses.
Ballzonya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Volkov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov looks to land a left hand but Ballzonya moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov ducks under a wild hook from Ballzonya.
It looked like Volkov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ballzonya.
Volkov ducks under a wild hook from Ballzonya.
A little feinted left hand from Volkov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Volkov throws the left hand but Ballzonya avoids the punch easily.
Ballzonya missing with a left hand there. Volkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ballzonya misses the shot to the body.
Volkov swings for the body but Ballzonya moves out of range.
Volkov blocks the body kick.
Volkov misses with a body shot.
Volkov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Volkov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Volkov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ballzonya's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya lands with a cross.
Ballzonya misses with the combination.
Ballzonya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Volkov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ballzonya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ballzonya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ballzonya.
An attempted straight right counter from Volkov misses the target.
Ballzonya misses with an attempted mid kick.
Volkov throws a lazy uppercut
and Ballzonya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Volkov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkov. Ballzonya does a little dance to reset his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Ballzonya blocks the leg kick.
Volkov throws a right hand that Ballzonya ducks under and follows up with a left that Ballzonya also avoids with ease.
Ballzonya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ballzonya moves away.
Dmitry Volkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harry Ballzonya is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ballzonya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Volkov misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Ballzonya lands an impressive looking overhand right. Volkov doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballzonya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Volkov misses with a body punch
and Ballzonya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Volkov misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Ballzonya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ballzonya has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Ballzonya!
Harry Ballzonya gave a mention to Milwaukee's Best 160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Dmitry Volkov spoke after the fight, saying 'It's tough to lose but that's what makes a winner. I'll do what I must to never feel this again.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorn Anthriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luana Peroba Filgueiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorn Anthriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 26 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luana Peroba Filgueiras!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filgueiras gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Anthriel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Filgueiras has his takedown stuffed
and Anthriel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Anthriel. Those never looked like landing.
Filgueiras wants to clinch
and Anthriel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Filgueiras avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filgueiras has his takedown stuffed
and Anthriel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jorn Anthriel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luana Peroba Filgueiras.
Anthriel drops Filgueiras with a beautiful combination! Filgueiras stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Anthriel is looking for the KO!
Filgueiras is rocked!
It looks like Luana Peroba Filgueiras has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filgueiras tries to clinch up
enabling Anthriel to counter with a crisp jab.
Filgueiras is still on wobbly legs! Can Anthriel finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filgueiras misses with a takedown
and Anthriel counters with a huge left! Filgueiras is in big trouble! He's backing up but Anthriel isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Filgueiras from any more damage. A dominating finish by Anthriel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorn Anthriel!
Jorn Anthriel got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Philippe Njewel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
142 lbs
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35
145 lbs
26 - 15 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barack Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Philippe Njewel!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Njewel has closed the distance and engaged Obama in a clinch.
Obama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Njewel is looking to break free of the clinch but Obama has double underhooks.
Njewel manages to break the clinch.
Njewel needs to keep his hands up - Obama had a free shot at his head there.
Obama rushes Njewel and presses him up against the cage.
Obama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obama throws a punch but it's blocked by Njewel.
Njewel tries to break the clinch but Obama is controlling the position.
Njewel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Obama tries to throw a body punch but Njewel avoids it by throwing Obama back against the cage.
Obama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Obama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obama scores with a hook to the body.
Njewel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obama is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Njewel is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama struggles to land a body shot inside as Njewel controls his hands.
Njewel is looking to break free of the clinch but Obama has double underhooks.
Obama misses with some punches.
Njewel breaks the clinch.
Obama tries to clinch up but Njewel circles away and keeps his distance.
Njewel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Obama's coaches at Bullet Proof Dungeon have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Obama wants to improve his position but Njewel is controlling well.
Njewel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Obama does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Obama is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Njewel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Njewel's back!
Njewel is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Njewel defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Obama keeping full guard, as Njewel tries to pass.
Obama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Obama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Obama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Njewel preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njewel tries to stand but Obama is controlling from the bottom.
Njewel trying to control the position from guard on top but Obama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Njewel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Obama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Njewel is aware though and is defending well.
Njewel wants to pass the guard but Obama is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Njewel scoring with some ground and pound.
Njewel preventing the sweep.
Njewel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Njewel wants to get up but he can't break Obama's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Njewel won't allow Obama to sweep him here.
Njewel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Obama is keeping the position for now.
Obama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Obama looking for subs off his back but Njewel has passed one foot through into half guard.
Obama gets full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obama wants to sweep here but Njewel controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Barack Obama will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Obama misses the shot to the body.
Njewel wants to counter the offense by Obama and move into the clinch position.
Njewel is looking to clinch but Obama is avoiding it.
Njewel tries to clinch but Obama is having none of it.
Obama swings for the body but Njewel moves out of range.
Obama throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Njewel tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Obama is in Njewel's guard.
Obama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Njewel can't keep his opponent in guard - Obama advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Njewel wants to get back to his feet.
Obama frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Njewel regains half guard.
Obama is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Njewel!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama wants to get back to his feet but Njewel is holding on tight.
Njewel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Njewel holds on to Obama around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Njewel is trying desperately to improve position.
Njewel tries to lock up and control but Obama gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Njewel sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Obama tries to pass to full mount but Njewel defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Obama wants to work for an arm triangle but Njewel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Obama moves into full mount! Njewel won't be happy about that!
Njewel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Obama jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Njewel is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Njewel and Obama has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Obama is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Njewel has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njewel struggling a bit here.
Obama wants to stand but Njewel has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Njewel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Obama works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Njewel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Njewel won't allow Obama to pass to mount.
Obama is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Obama is working for a submission of some sort.
Njewel tries to kick Obama off but Obama keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Njewel won't allow Obama to pass to mount.
Njewel trying to hold on to Obama's head to control him but Obama postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barack Obama dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Obama takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Obama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Njewel avoids it really well and circles away.
Obama gets caught napping as Njewel dives in and scores a takedown. Obama manages to retain guard.
Njewel preventing the sweep.
Obama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Njewel is aware though and is defending well.
Njewel distracts Obama with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Njewel advances position into side control!
Obama is trying to get back to half guard.
Njewel staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama sneaks back into half guard.
Obama looking for submissions off his back.
Obama looking for submissions off his back.
Obama tries to get to full guard but Njewel has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Njewel lands strikes from half guard.
Njewel not doing much here.
Obama actively working from the bottom here.
Njewel content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Obama tries to roll over but Njewel keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Njewel not doing much here.
Obama looking for subs from the bottom but Njewel mounts him!
Obama is looking to improve his position but Njewel isn't that keen on the idea.
Njewel raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Njewel manages to capitalize on a mistake by Obama to take his back!
Njewel softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Obama is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Njewel controls the action.
Obama staying busy and making it hard for Njewel to control.
Obama tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Barack Obama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Obama is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Obama is squirming around, avoiding Njewel's attempts to control the action.
Martin Philippe Njewel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Njewel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Philippe Njewel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Obama has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Beijer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Boschat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Beijer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to David hasselhoff - Looking for freedome. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
275 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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33
260 lbs
18 - 21 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Beijer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thor Boschat!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Beijer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut there from Boschat.
It looks like Hans Beijer has been cut.
Boschat lunges at Beijer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beijer's hand.
Beijer tries to bum rush Boschat with a series of wild strikes but Boschat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boschat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boschat throws an overhand right that lands on Beijer's shoulder, as Beijer tries to avoid the shot.
Boschat misses with a looping right.
Boschat lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Boschat lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boschat scores with a shot to the body.
Beijer loads up on a big right hand but Boschat slips the punch.
Beijer throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Boschat to counter with a crisp jab.
Boschat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beijer misses with a straight left.
Boschat appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boschat misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Boschat there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Boschat does no damage.
Boschat jabs at Beijer's body.
Beijer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boschat.
Boschat moves away from the strike by Beijer.
Boschat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beijer moves away.
A lazy left from Boschat finds it's target.
Hans Beijer's cut is getting worse.
Beijer shoots for a takedown but Boschat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Beijer looks to land a body kick but Boschat moved away.
Boschat uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boschat works Beijer's body with a nice hook.
Boschat connects with a body shot.
Beijer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Boschat. Those never looked like landing.
Beijer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boschat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boschat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beijer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boschat now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Beijer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boschat lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Boschat sizes up Beijer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hans Beijer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Beijer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Beijer misses the shot to the body.
Beijer blocks a jab.
Beijer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boschat in his tracks.
Beijer staying out of range there.
Beijer misses with a hook.
Thor Boschat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Beijer.
Beijer throws an off balance right hand
and Boschat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beijer walks into a stiff left hand from Boschat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beijer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boschat fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Boschat as Beijer shoots in.
Beijer slips a straight right by Boschat.
Boschat avoids a kick to the body.
Boschat clobbers Beijer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boschat swinging wildly here.
Beijer shoots for a double leg takedown but Boschat sprawls well. He's pushed Beijer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Beijer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boschat scores with a punch to the head.
Jeez, Hans Beijer's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Beijer misses with a takedown
and Boschat counters with a stiff right hand.
Boschat swings for the body but Beijer moves out of range.
Beijer gets a double leg takedown into Boschat's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boschat keeping moving, preventing Beijer from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beijer stops Boschat from standing up.
Beijer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boschat is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Boschat gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beijer.
Boschat prevents a body shot from Beijer.
Beijer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beijer has Boschat pressed against the cage, preventing Boschat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beijer prevents Boschat from breaking the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Beijer.
Boschat is looking to break free of the clinch but Beijer has double underhooks.
Boschat is looking to break free of the clinch but Beijer has double underhooks.
Boschat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boschat can't break the clinch.
Boschat is trying to push Beijer away but Beijer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Boschat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hans Beijer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boschat throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Beijer on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Boschat.
Boschat throws a series of punches but Beijer avoids them all with ease.
Beijer feints and then cracks Boschat's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boschat down.
Boschat scores with a body shot.
Beijer is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Boschat's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Boschat lands with a straight right. Beijer didn't see that one coming.
Beijer swings for the body but Boschat moves out of range.
Beijer moves forwards but Boschat connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hans Beijer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thor Boschat!
Thor Boschat made sure to mention his sponsor, Sin City Allstars in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Escargesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Vasilyevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent Escargesa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan Vasilyevich's chin.
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196 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vincent Escargesa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Vasilyevich!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escargesa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vasilyevich to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Escargesa pushes Vasilyevich off and scrambles back to his feet.
Escargesa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasilyevich.
Vasilyevich feints the counter takedown.
Vasilyevich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vasilyevich changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Escargesa clinches with his opponent.
Escargesa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escargesa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vasilyevich's elbow.
Escargesa stalling the fight.
Vasilyevich tries for a takedown but Escargesa manages to get underhooks.
Escargesa lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escargesa throws a punch but it's blocked by Vasilyevich.
Come on Escargesa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Escargesa misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escargesa throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Escargesa fails to land.
Escargesa working aggressively here.
Escargesa working aggressively here.
Escargesa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escargesa swings wildly with an uppercut but Vasilyevich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escargesa looking to slow down the pace here.
Vasilyevich gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Escargesa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Escargesa is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Netherlands Top Team & KT that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Vasilyevich is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Escargesa is looking to control Vasilyevich's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Escargesa avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Escargesa wants to get back to full guard.
Escargesa is working hard here to advance position.
Vasilyevich seems to be working for a kimura but Escargesa defends the submission attempt.
Escargesa tries to get to full guard but Vasilyevich has control of the leg.
Vasilyevich tries to pass to full mount but Escargesa defends it.
Vasilyevich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa actively working from the bottom here.
Vasilyevich scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Vasilyevich.
Vasilyevich winds up and cracks Escargesa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vasilyevich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Escargesa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Escargesa is looking to improve his position.
Vasilyevich lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Escargesa is trying to control but can't.
Escargesa is not content to let Vasilyevich control the position.
Vasilyevich is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilyevich is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Escargesa is staying active underneath Vasilyevich, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Escargesa wants to improve his position but Vasilyevich is controlling well.
Vasilyevich seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Escargesa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vasilyevich trying to pass the guard but Escargesa defending well.
Escargesa is trying to stand back up but Vasilyevich is controlling him
Vasilyevich is trying to control. Escargesa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vasilyevich might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Escargesa haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vasilyevich lands a nice short elbow.
Vasilyevich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Escargesa's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Vasilyevich will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vasilyevich shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vasilyevich was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Escargesa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Escargesa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vasilyevich off and has taken his back!
Vasilyevich manages to reverse the position and now he's in Escargesa's guard. Nice work there by Vasilyevich.
Vasilyevich passes into half guard.
Ivan Vasilyevich has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escargesa is trying to get back to full guard.
Vasilyevich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vasilyevich passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasilyevich cracks Escargesa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vasilyevich scoring with strikes but Escargesa is staying in there.
Vasilyevich is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Escargesa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilyevich raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vasilyevich lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Escargesa is rocked!
Escargesa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oh Escargesa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vasilyevich landing strikes from the mount.
Escargesa is looking to get to half guard.
Vasilyevich postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Escargesa out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Vasilyevich goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ivan Vasilyevich!
In his post fight interview, Ivan Vasilyevich gave a big smile as he said 'Id like to thank the fans and my sponsors, my opponent put up a hell of a fight but confidence was the key.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kanga Roos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kanga Roos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romanov.
Roos tries to clinch there but Romanov circles away.
A little jabbing left from Romanov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Romanov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Roos in his tracks.
Romanov throws a head kick that misses
and Roos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roos moves in looking to clinch but Romanov pushes him off.
Romanov throws a right hand that Roos ducks under and follows up with a left that Roos also avoids with ease.
Roos looking to score a takedown here. Romanov is defending well but Roos drives through and ends up in Romanov's guard.
Romanov pushes Roos off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've been told by Roos's head coaches at Bellator in Machina ($500) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Romanov gets caught flat footed, as Roos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Romanov has his hands on Roos's head, controlling the position.
Roos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Romanov, up you get!
Roos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Roos shoots in but no luck this time.
Roos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Romanov, pushing him back against the cage.
Romanov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Roos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romanov slaps away a takedown attempt from Roos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanga Roos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roos moves into the clinch.
Romanov is pushing Roos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Roos tries to pull guard but Romanov holds him up against the cage and eventually Roos drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov is trying to force a seperation but Roos has the dominant position.
Roos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roos tries to clinch up.
Romanov throws out a counter right but Roos avoids it with no problem.
Romanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romanov misses the shot to the body.
Roos gets a double leg takedown into Romanov's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roos throws a big elbow that misses.
Roos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Roos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roos stands and steps away. Romanov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Roos gets the takedown into side control.
Romanov prevents Roos from improving position.
Roos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Roos working the strikes but Romanov uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roos wants to control but Romanov is keeping him busy.
Roos is working for a kimura but Romanov is defending it quite comfortably.
Romanov is staying active underneath Roos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Roos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roos throwing shots but Romanov is blocking nicely.
Roos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Roos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Roos is trying to control. Romanov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roos is working for a kimura but Romanov is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kanga Roos will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Romanov throws a sloppy head kick and Roos moves out of range easily.
As Romanov tries to get set, Roos tries to push him back and clinch up but Romanov manages to avoid the attempt.
Roos throws a head kick that misses.
Roos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Romanov as he jumps to the side.
A combination from Roos does no damage.
Roos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Kanga Roos has been cut.
Roos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roos dives in and grabs Romanov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Romanov pushes down on Roos's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanga Roos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Romanov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Romanov lands a big head kick that sends Roos tumbling to the mat! Romanov takes a step backwards and waves Roos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Romanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roos shoots in but Romanov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Romanov throws a head kick that misses.
Roos is looking for a counter combo.
Romanov connects with a stiff jab that staggers Roos - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexandr Romanov!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexandr Romanov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margera comes to the cage accompanied by Clutch - The Regulator. Lopez has chosen Vamos as his entrance music. Miguel Lopez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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35
160 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bam Margera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
50 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Margera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Margera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Margera blocks a jab.
Margera scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez throws a leg kick that misses.
Lopez just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMargera.
Margera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lopez blocks a jab.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lopez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Margera lands a nice hook to Lopez's body. Lopez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Margera looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Lopez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lopez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lopez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Margera looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Margera.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Margera throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bam Margera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lopez. Margera shrugs it off though.
Margera is looking to wear down Lopez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lopez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Margera thuds a left hand into Lopez's body.
Margera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Margera as he connects with a hook.
Margera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Margera dips to his left and cracks Lopez with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
An inside leg kick from Lopez misses.
A big right from Margera misses.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Margera.
Margera wants to slow Lopez down by chopping away at his legs.
Lopez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Margera throwing a counter right hand but Lopez manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Margera.
Margera misses with a low kick as Lopez jumps back.
Margera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Margera cracks the inside of Lopez's front leg.
Margera throws a wild body kick that Lopez sees coming a mile off.
Margera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera tries to land a leg kick but Lopez saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Margera finds it's way through Lopez's defenses.
Margera scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Margera feints and then cracks Lopez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopez down.
Lopez misses with a body punch
letting Margera counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
Margera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopez counters with a two punch combo.
Nice shot lands for Margera.
Margera throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Margera misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick lands from Margera that sends Lopez to the canvas. Lopez tries to scramble back to his feet but Margera brings him back down into side control.
Lopez is rocked!
It looks like Miguel Lopez has been cut.
Margera is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lopez will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lopez is still in real trouble! Can Margera finish him?
Lopez is trying to improve his position.
Margera working the head with strikes.
Margera controlling the position.
Lopez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lopez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Margera is putting a hurting on Lopez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Margera staying calm.
Lopez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Margera connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez is letting Margera control him for a moment.
Lopez seems to have recovered his senses.
Margera is working Lopez over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Margera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Lopez's cut.
That's time! Margera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Margera misses with a body shot.
Lopez throws a nice head kick!
Margera throws a front kick aimed at Lopez's knee but Lopez avoids it well.
Margera looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez checks the leg kick.
Margera throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Margera throws a low kick but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Margera works Lopez's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margera lands a really nice looking cross but Lopez seems unphased.
Margera throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Margera swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Margera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lopez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Margera.
Margera throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Margera clinches up against the cage.
Lopez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Margera is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Margera.
Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Margera.
Margera throws a leg kick which misses Lopez's front leg but catches the back leg as Lopez tries to avoid it.
Lopez looks for the body kick but Margera saw that one coming.
Margera throws an off balance right hand
and Lopez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera misses the jab.
Margera throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lopez throws a jab when Margera was well out of range.
Margera lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Margera lands with a nice body punch.
Lopez lands with a nice combination. Margera backs away looking to recover.
Lopez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Margera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Margera misses its intended target.
Margera misses with a body shot.
Margera throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
Margera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lopez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Margera is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lopez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Margera misses with a looping left.
Margera with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lopez to score with a decent uppercut.
Margera tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lopez is able to avoid easily.
Margera cracks Lopez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lopez tries to score with a low kick but Margera moves his leg out of the way.
Bam Margera is winning the standup battle so far.
Margera avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Margera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Margera is looking to clinch.
Margera throws a front kick that sends Lopez stumbling back into the cage.
Lopez needs to keep his hands up - Margera had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez moves away from the strike by Margera.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Lopez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lopez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Margera counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lopez thinking.
Margera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lopez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lopez ducks right into an uppercut from Margera.
Margera connects with a right hand. Lopez shakes it off.
Lopez blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lopez! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Margera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Lopez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
Margera misses with a head kick.
A combination from Lopez does no damage.
Margera connects with a nice looking jab.
Margera motions for Lopez to come forward. Margera throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Margera. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez unleashes a big counter combination but Margera bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Margera finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Margera finds it's way round the side to connect with Lopez's head.
Margera throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Despite the aggression on Lopez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Margera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is looking to slow Margera down with leg kicks.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Margera.
Margera looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Margera misses with a body shot.
Margera lands a jab to the nose.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lopez checks a leg kick.
Lopez throws a counter combo.
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Margera.
Margera slips under a jab from Lopez.
Margera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Margera tests Lopez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bam Margera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
Margera slips a jab and a cross from Lopez.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Margera.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Lopez does no damage.
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Margera misses the target.
Lopez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Margera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lopez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Margera backs off Lopez throws a huge counter combo but Margera manages to avoid it all.
Margera goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Margera staying out of range there.
Margera keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera looks to throw a body kick
and Lopez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Margera. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Margera cracks a nice hook into Lopez's ribs.
Lopez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Margera lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lopez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lopez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Margera throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Margera misses with a looping left.
Lopez unleashes a big counter combination but Margera bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miguel Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Margera throws a lazy body kick
and Lopez counters with a three punch combo that has Margera backing up. Margera nods at Lopez to acknowledge the strikes.
Lopez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Margera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Margera blocks a jab.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Margera moved out of range nicely.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Margera.
Miguel Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Margera throws a wild body kick that Lopez sees coming a mile off.
Margera moves out of range as Lopez throws a body kick.
Nice body kick from Margera.
Margera lands with a right hand.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Margera.
Lopez raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bam Margera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Margera has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bam Margera!
Bam Margera decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Miguel Lopez stepped up to the mic, saying 'no plan to retire! gonna clean up this division '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paha Hemmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Better (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Better has chosen Mother by Danzig as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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187 lbs
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paha Hemmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Better!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Better misses with a two punch combination.
Better keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Better throws the left hand but Hemmo avoids the punch easily.
Hemmo attempts a counter takedown but Better avoids it well and moves away.
Paha Hemmo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Better tries to bum rush Hemmo with a series of wild strikes but Hemmo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hemmo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hemmo takes a swing at Better's ribcage but misses.
Better let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hemmo gets a clinch.
Hemmo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hemmo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Hemmo.
Better utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Better tries to work over Hemmo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hemmo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Betters head.
Hemmo leaning against his opponent.
Hemmo effectively controlling the action here.
Better tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hemmo just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better letting Hemmo take a breather here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hemmo fails to land.
Better fails to pull guard.
Better lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hemmo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Hemmo.
Hemmo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Better.
Paha Hemmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Better.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hemmo.
Better has Hemmo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Better pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hemmo tumbling to the mat - Better dives into Hemmo's guard.
Hemmo looking for a triangle here. Better is fighting it but it looks tight! Hemmo pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Better is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Paha Hemmo!
Evan Better spoke after the fight, saying 'Lucky, lucky, lucky.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between JJ Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, JJ Tucker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Machado!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker slips under a jab from Machado.
Machado rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tucker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tucker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Ground Zero in the buildup to the fight.
Tucker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Machado has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Machado misses with a two punch combination.
Machado pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tucker is out of range and Machado settles back down.
Tucker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machado.
Tucker moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tucker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tucker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tucker lands an uppercut.
Tucker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Machado blocks it with crossed arms.
Tucker's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tucker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Machado misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tucker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Machado's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Machado.
It looks like JJ Tucker has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tucker has Machado pressed against the cage.
Tucker lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machado.
Machado lands an elbow inside.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
Machado tries to throw a body punch but Tucker avoids it by throwing Machado back against the cage.
Machado misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machado.
Tucker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Machado fails to land.
Machado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Machado fails to land.
Tucker lands a nice shot to the body.
Tucker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tucker scores with a shot to the side of Machado's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tucker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Machado throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machado can't find room to land a body shot as Tucker controls the action.
Tucker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Machado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tucker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machado misses with the head strike.
Machado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machado lands with a light punch inside.
Machado blocking some punches.
Tucker is looking to control Machado's arms but Machado gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tucker has his back to the cage.
Tucker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
Tucker lands a shoulder strike.
Machado is leaning against Tucker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Machado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Machado lands a nice uppercut.
Tucker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Machado throws a punch but it's blocked by Tucker.
Tucker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
Machado has a couple of punches blocked by Tucker.
Tucker prevents a body shot from Machado.
Tucker lands a right hand.
Tucker lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tucker.
Tucker blocks a body shot from Machado.
A short body shot lands from Machado as the two fighters clinch.
Tucker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tucker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Machado blocks it with crossed arms.
Tucker crunches a lovely knee into Machado's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tucker gets through Machado's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Machado scores with a shot to the side of Tucker's head.
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado misses with the head strike.
Tucker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Machado.
Machado struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
Tucker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tucker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Machado takes a shot to the head.
Tucker misses with an elbow over the top.
Tucker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
Tucker scores with a shoulder strike.
Machado misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tucker.
Machado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Machado - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tucker misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker trying to land knees to the body.
Tucker is working Machado over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Machado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Tucker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JJ Tucker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Machado takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tucker pushes Machado up against the cage in a clinch.
Tucker misses with some punches.
Tucker connects with a knee to the head.
Machado struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
Tucker leaning against his opponent.
Machado tries to throw a body punch but Tucker avoids it by throwing Machado back against the cage.
Machado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tucker blocking some punches.
Tucker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machado's defenses.
Tucker tries to land knees in the clinch but Machado avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tucker.
JJ Tucker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Machado misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machado avoids it.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
Machado swings wildly with an uppercut but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Machado.
A left hand lands to the body for Machado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker lands a nice shot to the body.
Tucker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tucker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tucker misses with a punch to the body.
Machado digs a right hand underneath Tucker's ribcage. Tucker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Machado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machado.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tucker throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Tucker.
Tucker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Machado tries to work over Tucker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Tucker.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
Tucker throws a punch but it's blocked by Machado.
A nice left hand lands by Machado.
Tucker lands a left hand.
Machado tries to work over Tucker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tucker's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tucker working aggressively here.
Tucker just leaning against Machado, taking a breather.
Machado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Tucker.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tucker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tucker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tucker lands a nice shot to the body.
Tucker tries to stall but Machado uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tucker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tucker blocks a body shot from Machado.
Tucker throws a head punch that misses.
Machado lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Machado has a couple of punches blocked by Tucker.
Machado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tucker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Tucker.
Tucker presses Machado against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tucker lands with a light punch inside.
Machado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tucker stalls.
Tucker is trying to maintain a safe position but Machado gets an underhook and turns Tucker into the cage.
The referee calls for Tucker to work.
Tucker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Machado can do to turn this around?
Tucker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machado blocks a body shot from Tucker.
Tucker tries to land knees in the clinch but Machado avoids the damage to the body.
Machado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machado holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Machado blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tucker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
Tucker lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker landing knees to the head.
Tucker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Machado scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Tucker.
Tucker misses with some punches.
Machado misses with the head strike.
Tucker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machado.
A short uppercut from Tucker.
Machado blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Machado on the inside.
Machado tries to work over Tucker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tucker taking a breather.
Tucker stalling in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tucker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Machado misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Tucker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on JJ Tucker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tucker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tucker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A big right from Tucker misses.
JJ Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machado moves away.
Machado lands a nice hook to Tucker's body. Tucker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tucker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tucker backing away here, and Machado unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Machado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machado ducks right into an uppercut from Tucker.
Tucker looks to land a right hand but Machado moved out of range.
Machado lands with a right hand.
Tucker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Tucker misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado slips a straight right by Tucker.
Good leg kick by Machado there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tucker tries to clinch up but Machado circles away and keeps his distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Machado checks a leg kick.
Machado is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tucker with a body shot.
Machado slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tucker misses the shot to the body.
Tucker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tucker throws an overhand right that lands on Machado's shoulder, as Machado tries to avoid the shot.
Machado throws a solid leg kick but Tucker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Machado.
Machado gets tackled into the cage by Tucker. Tucker maintains the clinch.
Machado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machado has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tucker seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Machado can turn it around.
Machado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machado with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machado blocking some punches.
Tucker is trying to maintain a safe position but Machado gets an underhook and turns Tucker into the cage.
Machado struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
Machado misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tucker.
Machado misses with some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machado.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado tries to throw a body punch but Tucker avoids it by throwing Machado back against the cage.
Tucker blocking some punches.
Tucker is struggling to control the position.
Tucker landing knees to the head.
A shot in the inside from Tucker.
Tucker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Tucker.
Machado tries to land knees in the clinch but Tucker avoids the damage to the body.
Tucker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Machado blocks it with crossed arms.
Machado scores with a shoulder strike.
Tucker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tucker scores with a shoulder strike.
Tucker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tucker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Machado misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Tucker stalling against the cage.
Tucker prevents a body shot from Machado.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Machado.
A head punch on the inside from Tucker fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tucker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees to the body from Machado.
Machado lands a left hand.
Tucker scores with a shoulder strike.
Tucker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Machado takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tucker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Machado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Machado misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Machado fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tucker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tucker digs a right hand underneath Machado's ribcage. Machado let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Machado scores with a hook to the body.
Machado lands a left hand.
Tucker is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Machado fails to land.
Oh Tucker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Machado lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tucker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tucker missing with knees to the body.
Machado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tucker's elbow.
Machado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tucker prevents a body shot from Machado.
Machado struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
Tucker seems to have got his legs back now.
Tucker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machado's elbow.
Tucker lands a nice elbow.
Machado is looking to control Tucker's arms but Tucker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Machado has his back to the cage.
Tucker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tucker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machado scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Tucker clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on JJ Tucker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Machado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machado scores with a nice strike.
Tucker throws a body shot but no joy.
Machado looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tucker slips a jab and a cross from Machado.
Tucker half committed to a counter leg kick.
Machado misses with a hook.
Tucker scores with a punch to the head.
Tucker moves in looking to clinch but Machado pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machado looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tucker scores with a sloppy right hand. Machado should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado throws a solid leg kick but Tucker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Machado.
Machado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machado misses with a body shot.
Machado throws a hook but Tucker avoids it easily.
Machado connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado throws a body punch but Tucker moves out of range.
Tucker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tucker tries to clinch up.
Tucker tries to clinch but Machado is having none of it.
Tucker takes one on the button.
Tucker wants to land a leg kick but Machado is out of range.
Machado steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tucker.
Tucker misses with a hook.
Tucker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tucker slips a straight right by Machado.
Tucker misses with a body shot.
Machado throws a hook to the side of Tucker's head but Tucker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tucker cracks Machado with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tucker slips a straight right by Machado.
Tucker tries to clinch up
and Machado counters with a straight right hand.
Machado tries to move into range but Tucker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Tucker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Machado attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Machado jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tucker swats away the attempt to clinch by Machado.
Machado swings for the body but Tucker moves out of range.
Machado staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machado misses with a wild body shot.
Tucker just misses with a punch to the body.
Machado moves out of range of the leg kick from Tucker.
Tucker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Machado throws a hook but Tucker blocks it.
Tucker lands a head shot.
Machado fails to land with a series of punches.
Tucker throws a shot from downtown. Machado moves away and avoids it.
Machado misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado throws a low kick, looking for Tucker's leg but Tucker calmly moves out of range.
Tucker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tucker backing away here, and Machado unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A left lands for Tucker.
Tucker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Machado throws a hook but Tucker blocks it.
JJ Tucker is winning the standup battle so far.
Machado throws a jab when Tucker was well out of range.
Tucker throws an overhand right that lands on Machado's shoulder, as Machado tries to avoid the shot.
Machado misses with a wild combination.
Tucker closes the distance and clinches.
Tucker lands a nice knee to the body.
Machado is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tucker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tucker lands an elbow that stopped Machado in his tracks for a moment.
Tucker working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker looking to throw knees to the head but Machado is blocking nicely.
Tucker gets through Machado's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tucker pushes Machado back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machado misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Machado as the two fighters clinch.
Tucker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machado tries to work over Tucker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tucker.
Machado working aggressively here.
Tucker prevents a body shot from Machado.
Tucker lands a knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tucker.
Machado blocks a body shot from Tucker.
Machado struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
Machado throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tucker blocks it with crossed arms.
Machado struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
Tucker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that JJ Tucker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on JJ Tucker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Machado throws a chopping leg kick but Tucker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Machado fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tucker is out of range.
Tucker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Machado dips to his left and cracks Tucker with an uppercut!
Machado throws a shot from downtown. Tucker moves away and avoids it.
Tucker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Machado misses the shot to the body.
Tucker scores with a nice right hand.
Tucker blocks a jab.
Machado takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tucker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado misses with a hook.
Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machado checks a leg kick.
Machado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machado. Tucker does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado swats away the attempt to clinch by Tucker.
Machado throws a low kick, looking for Tucker's leg but Tucker calmly moves out of range.
Tucker throws a jab when Machado was well out of range.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machado moves away.
Machado throws out a counter right but Tucker avoids it with no problem.
Tucker misses with a body shot.
Machado misses with a double jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Tucker blocks the leg kick.
Tucker pushes Machado up against the cage in a clinch.
Tucker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
Machado struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Tucker as the two fighters clinch.
Machado is looking for a takedown.
Tucker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tucker's elbow.
Tucker blocks a body shot from Machado.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker pushes Machado back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tucker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Machado is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tucker pushes Machado back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Machado as the two fighters clinch.
Tucker scores with a hook to the body.
Tucker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tucker lands a shoulder strike.
Tucker landing knees to the head.
Tucker lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tucker.
Tucker misses with an elbow strike.
Tucker misses with a knee to the head.
Tucker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Machado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Tucker.
Tucker misses with some punches.
JJ Tucker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tucker.
Machado struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
Machado trying to stall but Tucker improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Machado fails to land.
Machado blocking some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tucker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Machado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manny Machado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Machado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tucker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Machados head.
Machado struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Machado tries to work over Tucker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machado throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
Machado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tucker's elbow.
Machado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machado misses with a punch to the body.
Machado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machado misses with some punches.
Machado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tucker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machado throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
JJ Tucker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tucker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JJ Tucker!
JJ Tucker retains his lightweight title!
JJ Tucker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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RATING
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